The Writing of Joe Broadmeadow

With all the turmoil in the world, the viciousness of political divisiveness, the violent dogma of religious zealotry, we can learn something about perspective, From a sunset. At any given point in time the sun exists in all it’s various…

Upon our entrance into this world, the first touch for most of us is a human hand, a doctor or nurse, mid-wife, or even a Good Samaritan. Hands play such an important part of our lives, guiding us, holding us,…

We have two Yorkies, Ralph and Max.  As you can see from this image.  They enjoy doing nothing.  They quite enjoy it, actually.  We can learn much from their approach to a happy life. The rules are simple. Upon awaking…

My wife and I decided to go for a walk in the woods today. Nothing like the Appalachian Trail, mind you, just a short, pleasant walk. We headed to a trail in Cumberland off Angel Road, the Veronica Geddes Bowen…

In a recent Op-ed piece, Tom Ward, the editor of the Valley Breeze (a local Rhode Island newspaper focused on the Blackstone Valley area) bemoaned the difficulty of police departments in dealing with the issue of marijuana.  He described the…

I came across a headline yesterday (December 2, 2014) that caught my eye.  The headline, from Boston.com, read Internet Turns on Once Beloved ‘Ferguson Hug’ Cop The link to the article is here. The ‘Ferguson Hug’ Cop is the one…

I recently attended my 40th year high school reunion.  Not a particularly remarkable time line, nothing so dramatic as a 75th or so, but still 40 years had somehow vanished in a flash. I’ve remained friends, over those forty years,…

While the Ebola panic dominates the news, an equally important story goes almost unnoticed. Brittany Maynard, 29, suffers from a rare, untreatable, and 100% fatal brain cancer; diagnosed with grade II Astrocytoma, the most aggressive form. The prognosis for the…

A Pennsylvania Trooper was shot and killed the other day, and another Trooper wounded. Ho Hum says the national media and most Americans. The troopers signed up for the job. It goes with the territory. Really? Where’s the nationwide outrage,…

I lost a friend of 50 years today. He has passed on. I met my friend when I was 7 years old and he has always been a part of my life since. But, in life, there comes a time when you…